Salt-shaker.



L. ZSIDAKUVITZ.

SALT SHAKER,

APPLIHUON min MNE 15. 1914.

1,171,575. Patented Feb. 15,1926.

Z'nvenfo/z 119:6@ ZLDAKQV'XTZ, 0F NEWARK, NEW JERSEY.

SALT-SHAKER.

Specification of Letters Pate-nt.

Patented Feb. 15, 1916.

Application med June 15, 19111, serian No. s45,217.

lle it known that 1, Louis Zsrnaigovrl, a citizen ot' the United States, and a redent of Newark, in the. county of Essex and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and uset'ul lnnnxnjements in Salt-Shakers, 0f which the following is a specification.

The abita-.ts ot' this invention are to provide an imp ,rovt-fd shaker for salt or the like; te pwvfle illnprevrd means for retaining the dispensing plonger in closed position; to iroridc a guide tor the plunger adapted to be held in position by the glass casing; to cause the plunger head t0. (lling 1112011 the Sid@ ot' its .seat vin operation ofthe device and thus discharge the. salt better; to retain the guide in position by the pressure of the spring which retains the plunger closed; to provide improved means t'or filling the shaker from [op without disturbing the plunger; to adapt the plunger to he readily removed for cleaning: to protect the spring and prevent it troureolleeting dust :lud dirti to secure simplicity (if eonstruetion and operation, and to obtain other advantages and results as may be brought out in the following deseril'ition. Y

Referring to the aeeolnpalrving drawiur` in which like numerals ot reference indicate the saine parts throughout the se\ "eral views` Figure l is a vertical central sertie oi a salt 'shaker einlmdyiug my inventmi,y and Fig. 2 is a plan view of the saine,

'1n the speeitie embodinunt of the invention the reference numeral 1 indicates a receptacle, or easing preferably made of glass and of suitablosixe and shape for the purpose. Said easing provides an interior chamber 10 for receiving the material sue-h as salt which is to be distributed from time to time. 'lhis casing is apertured at its bottoln, as at. 11 and provides an inwardly tapered seat tllereat against which the outer enlarged end 12 ot a plunger 1d will seat upwardly to close the aperture. Above the enlarged end 12, the plunger provides a plurality of circumferential heads 14 spaced apart and alternating with grooves 15 therebetween. These beads are large enough in diameter to substantially till the. apertui'e 11 when passing therethrough, so that when thel plunger is depressed, removing the enlarged end 12 from its seat, only the salt or other material carried within the grooves 15 which are depressed below the seat 11 is discharged from the receptacle. Obviously it the plunger is depressed only far enough to discharge the salt in the lowest groove' less salt will be had than if the plunger were lowered to discharge the salt from all of the grooves, and in this way any desired amount of salt or other material may be obtained. Preferably the lower wall of the receptacle slopes radin ly inward and downward to the celltral aperture, and below the seat the wall is sloped outwardly away lfrom the aperture, and preferably conca ve so as to spreadthe salt with greater regularity. At the top of the easing or receptacle, diainctrcally opposite notches l1G are provided in the upper edge o-f the wall, adapted to receive the ends ot' atransverse guide bar 3.- This guide bar is provided with a suitable aperture to slidubly receive the reduced shank Q of the plunger 13, the upper end of which extends above the guide bar and is screw-threaded as at. 17.

Seated upon the guide bar 3 is a slee-ve 5 through which the stein 2 of the plunger extends axially and which is open at its top and teleseopically i receives a depending sleeve 7 tast upon a nut H screwed upon the threaded end 17 of the plunger. Preferably' this sleeve 7 is closed at its top providing thereby a suitable cap or push button for depressing the plunger. The lower end of the sleeve which is seated upon the guide bar 3 preferably turns inward, and'seated thereon is the lower end of a spiral spring 6 the upper end of which engages the nut 8. 'lhetendeney of the spring is to raise the plunger to hold the enlarged lower end 12 seated, and at the same time the spring presses the lower sleeve 5 downward holding it in position upon the guide bar 3, and also holding the guide bar 3 in position in the notches 1G in the receptacle.

It will lie noted that the lower sleeve 5 seats at its bottom loosely upon the guide bar il so that it is t'ree to move with respect thereto and enable the plunger rod or stem 2 to move or tilt laterally. This causes the head or enlarged end of the plunger to rub against the side of the opening for it in the bottom of the receptacle and produce a vibration tor better dislodge or discharge th'esalt.

A cover 18 is provided having a central aperture through which the lower'sleeve 5 may project. Preferably the periphery of the cover is turned downward over the out-H4 side of the receptacle 1, and as shown in -the present instance is provided .-iivth a permit:

eral groove'l thereai'oiind adapted to reoei-vel diametrically oppositel knobsl) topret ventthe covering from being .raised when th'eknobs are within the groove 4.- At diametnieally opposit` points of the lcover, the groove is cut away as at 20, 20 so that the cover may be turnediintil the cut away por tions 20, 2,0,are in' registration with'the knobs .19 atwhih time the cover may be raised and taken ofi'vzthereeeptaole. As' shown in the dravi'i`g,` .tliez e' is al space left between the edge'of the guide bar 3 and' the wall of the receptacle -for pouring in saltor othervma-K .teriaL to Afill the receptacle. Y

It will be noted that thev cover 18 may be removed without disturbing the plunger 13 or removing the enlarged head 12 from its seat. Furthermore it may-be noted that the 'upper sleeve '7depends within theY lower same/andai; the saine time the sleeve 7 is free ISleeve 5 and thecenter of the'cover 18 engages closely with the sleeve 5, so that no salt or other material can spill out of the to be depressed or raised as desired.

Ubvioiisl y detail modi lications and Changes may be inade in niani-ifactiiring my improved salt shaker without departing from the spirit andsoope of the invention, and/I do'not wishto be understood as restricting myself exeeptv as required by thefii'ollowing claim when construed in the light of the prior art.

Having thus described the invention, what y free to tilt Ilaterally with respect to saidy guide bar, a nut on 'the' end of the plunger above said guide bar and sleeve, an upper sleeve depending from said nut into tele-4 scopic relation tothel said' lower sleeve, and

a spring on saidpliuiger within said Sleeves engaging at its upper end the underside of engaging the i' said nut and at ts.lower en said inwardly directed flange of the-lower sleeve, said spring thereby tenlding to hold tlie sleeve seated upon the guide bar' axially of the plunger and thegiiide bar seated= upon the top of the raised.

recel'itacle and the plunger 

